Maura O’Connor

author of "Wayfinding: The Science and Mystery of How Humans Navigate the World"

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When people get in their cars in LA, one of the first things they do is type a destination into a smartphone. Millions of people worldwide use GPS.

Over-reliance on Waze and Google Maps could hurt your brain

When people get in their cars in LA, one of the first things they do is type a destination into a smartphone. Millions of people worldwide use GPS.

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